Planning application
Gordon Square Garden Gordon Square London WC1H 0PD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
IN GARDENS (SEE MAP) 1 x London Plane (T6) - Remove diseased wood and remove hanging branch. 1 x London Plane (T12) - Remove diseased wood. 1 x London Plane (T19) - Remove hanging branch. 1 x London Plane (T20) - Reduce and reshape crown by 2.5m. Reduce both leaders with severe asymmetry over road. MEWP required. 1 x London Plane (T22) - Reduce and reshape crown by 1.5m. 1 x London Plane (T39) - Reduce and reshape crown by 2.5m. Reduce heavily weighted leaning leaders. 1 x London Plane (T40) - Remove hanging branch over path. 1 x London Plane (T42) - Remove hanging branch over path. 1 x London Plane (T43) - Remove diseased wood. 1 x London Plane (T51) - Reduce and reshape crown by 2.5m. Reduce to previous points. 1 x London Plane (T55) - Remove hanging branch near path. 1 x Wild Cherry (T56) - Crown lift to 3m. 1 x London Plane (T60) - Reduce and reshape crown by 1.5m. Reduce over extended roadside scaffold. 1 x London Plane (T63) - Crown lift to 5m. 1 x Lime (T69) - Re-pollard. 1 x Hornbeam (T75) - Crown lift to 3m. 1 x Wild Cherry (T116) - Reduce and reshape crown by 1.5m. 1 x Wild Cherry (T119) - Crown lift to 2.5 metres. Reduce and reshape crown by 1.5m.
As published by the council, reference 2026/2502/T
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/2502/T
- Type
- Notification of Intended Works to Tree(s) in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
- Received
- 16 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bloomsbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- WC1H 0PD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2026
Received by Camden
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18 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Camden granted permission on 17 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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